OPINION: If California is serious about reducing homelessness, it needs to start treating housing as health care, UC Berkeley ...

There are probably more prominent homeless encampments in California, but the collection of tents, lean-tos and makeshift ...

The Santa Barbara Independent republishes stories from CalMatters.org on state and local issues impacting readers in Santa Barbara County. The latest blow in a seemingly endless barrage of bad news ...

The Trump administration is moving forward with plans to divert billions of dollars in homelessness funding earmarked for ...

A study released by the Capital Research Center, a conservative policy group, claims the nation isn’t short on compassion or cash. Instead, it says the problem lies in how that money is managed.

Having survived a recall vote, the governor is free to focus on the state’s homeless population and housing shortage. He has more room to maneuver than he did when he first took office. By Conor ...

No,” Ashley replied, in a soft voice. In San Francisco, I met a man living in a nest of tarps and twigs, swatting invisible ...

California counties are reporting decreases in homelessness, suggesting the state is finally making progress in solving one of its most difficult and persistent problems. But even as Gov. Gavin Newsom ...

California counties are reporting decreases in homelessness, suggesting the state is finally making progress in solving one of its most difficult and persistent problems. But even as Gov. Gavin Newsom ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has perfected the art of political theater — all slick hair, smooth talking points, and statistics deployed like confetti to distract from the mess on the ground. On crime ...

The government shouldn’t be facilitating the entry of immigrants who are likely to increase the homeless population in the ...